Wellwood family name history and map
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Wellwood in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 89 people named Wellwood in Ireland; roughly one in every 49,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 50 men to 39 women.
Counties with Wellwood in Ireland
Laois had the largest share of Wellwoods, 22.5% (20 people). Next came Down (15), Cork (9), Kilkenny (9) and Monaghan (9).
Wellwood average age in 1911
The average Wellwood in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 28.4 for men and 30.8 for women; almost exactly in line with the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Wellwood literacy in 1911
Of the Wellwoods whose literacy was recorded, 88.8% could both read and write, 1.1% could read but not write, and 10.1% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Wellwood common first names
The most common male names were Joseph (6), Robert, William, James and George. For women it was Elizabeth (3), followed by Jane, Mary, Annie and Frances Elizabeth.
Wellwood occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Wellwood's census form was "Scholar"; 25.8% (23) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.4%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (10.1%), farm labourer (2.2%) and general labourer (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.6% of all Wellwoods, followed by retail & commerce, general labourers and public service & defence.
What religion is Wellwood?
Most Wellwoods, 58.4%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Methodist (19.1%), Presbyterian (12.4%), Roman Catholic (6.7%) and Protestant (1.1%).
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Wellwood statistics (1911)
Number: 89
Rank: 4,150
Average Age: 30
Wellwood in the USA (2020)
Number: 253
Rank: 80,815
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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